ARMENIA IN THE EUROVISION YOUNG MUSICIANS

Eurovision Young Musicians 2012
Eurovision Young Musicians 2012
Dates
Semi-final 1	5 May 2012
Semi-final 2	6 May 2012
Final	11 May 2012
Host
Venue	Semi-final: Schubert Hall, Vienna; Final: Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)	Pia Strauss (Semi-finals); Martin Grubinger (Final)
Musical director	Cornelius Meister
Executive supervisor	Vladislav Yakovlev
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries	14
Number of finalists	7
Debuting countries	Armenia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Georgia;
Returning countries	Ukraine
Non-returning countries	Cyprus; Romania; Russia; Sweden; United Kingdom;
	Participation map Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2012;
Vote
Voting system	A jury selects the winner, runner-up, and third place
Winning musician	Norway; Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
	2010 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2014

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 11 May 2012.^[3] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the fourth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and during the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010.^[3]

A total of fourteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Schubert Hall of Konzerthaus in Vienna on 5 and 6 May 2012. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister.^[3] Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia made their début while Ukraine returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Sweden and United Kingdom.^[3]

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad of Norway won the contest, with host country Austria and Armenia placing second and third respectively.^[4]

Location

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The Schubert Hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.^[3]

Format

Martin Grubinger was the host of the 2010 contest final with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.^[3]

Participating countries

This year, 14 countries participated in the Eurovision Young Musicians.^[5]

The semifinal was held in two parts. The first part was held on 5 May 2012 and the second on 6 May 2012. The seven best were selected by an international jury to perform live as finalists in the final that was held on 11 May 2012.

Semi-final

Part 1 (5 May 2012)

Draw^[6]	Country	Performer	Instrument	Piece(s)	Result
01	Slovenia	Blaž Šparovec^[7]	Clarinet	1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy 2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni	Failed to qualify
02	Georgia^[8]	Lizi Ramishvili^[9]	Cello^[10]	1) Largo by Veracini 2)Variations on One String by Paganini 3)Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov	Failed to qualify
03	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Naomi Druškić^[11]	Piano	1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg 2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian	Failed to qualify
04	Czech Republic	Michaela Špačková^[12]	Bassoon	1) Concerto for Bassoon No.2 f-moll, the first and the second movement by Ludwig Milde 2) Recitative, Sicilliene et Rondo (1905-1991) by Eugéne Bozza	Qualified
05	Armenia^[13]	Narek Kazazyan^[14]	Kanon	1) “Impromptu” op. 57 in b-minor by Tsovinar Hovhannisyan 2) Carnival in Venice by Niccolo Paganini / arranged for kanun and piano by Alexander Shahbazyan 3) “Perpetual Motion” op.69 in a-minor by Khachatur Avetisyan	Qualified
06	Austria^[15]	Emmanuel Tjeknavorian^[16]	Violin	1) Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor by Johannes Brahms 2) Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert for Violin and Piano by Maurice Ravel	Qualified
07	Greece	Zacharias Fotis^[17]	Clarinet	-	Failed to qualify
08	Croatia	Katarina Kutnar^[18]	Violin	1) Scherzo in c-minor form F-A-E sonata by Johannes Brahms 2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla	Failed to qualify

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

Draw^[19]	Country	Performer	Instrument	Piece(s)	Result
09	Poland	Jagoda Krzemińska^[20]	Flute	1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel 2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp	Qualified
10	Ukraine	Bohdan Ivasyk^[21]	Violin	1)Tzigane by Maurice Ravel 2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk	Failed to qualify
11	Netherlands	Ella van Poucke^[22]	Cello	1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann	Failed to qualify
12	Germany	Dominic Chamot^[23]	Piano^[24]	1) Jazz Etude No. 1 by Nikolai Kapustin 2) Widmung (Liebeslied) by Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt 3) Ungarische Rhapsodie No. 6 by Franz Liszt	Qualified
13	Belarus	Alexandra Denisenya^[25]	Cimbalom	1) Carmen "Fantasie", based on Themes from the Opera of Georges Bizet by Franz Waxman 2) Blow light wind, blow! (adaptation of Belarusian folk song) by Valery Zhyvalievski 3) Сsardas by Alexander Tsygankov	Qualified
14	Norway	Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad^[26]	Viola	1) Sonata no 1 op 120 F minor, 1. movement: Allegro Appassionata by Johannes Brahms 2) Sonata no 1 op 25 for viola solo, 4. movement: Rasendes Zeitmass. Wild. Tonschonheit ist Nebesache by Paul Hindemith 3) Andante and Rondo Ungarese by Carl Maria von Weber	Qualified

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.^[27]

Draw	Country	Performer	Instrument	Piece(s)	Result
1	Belarus	Alexandra Denisenya	Cimbalom	Concertino by Vladimir Kurjan	-
2	Poland	Jagoda Krzemińska	Flute	Concertino by Cécile Chaminade	4
3	Norway	Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad	Viola	Viola concerto, 2 & 3 mov. by Béla Viktor János Bartók	1
4	Czech Republic	Michaela Špačková	Bassoon	Concerto for Bassoon F-dur, 1st mov. by Carl Maria von Weber	-
5	Germany	Dominic Chamot	Piano	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; 3rd mov. Allegro con fuoco by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	-
6	Armenia	Narek Kazazyan	Kanon	Concerto for Qanun and Orchestra No. 2 E-Major by Khachatur Avetisyan	3
7	Austria	Emmanuel Tjeknavorian	Violin	Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47 3rd mov. Allegro ma non tanto by Jean Sibelius	2

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:^[28]

Semi-final jury

Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal (head)
Norway – Christian Eggen
Ireland – Carol McGonnell
Austria – Franz Bartolomey

Final jury

Italy – Markus Hinterhäuser (head)
Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal
Norway – Christian Eggen
Ireland – Carol McGonnell
Czech Republic – Radek Baborák

Broadcasting

The competition was transmitted live over the Eurovision Network by 15 broadcasters.^[29]

Broadcasters in participating countries
Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)
Armenia	ARMTV
Austria	ORF
Belarus	BTRC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHT1	Maja Baralić Materne^[30]
Croatia	HRT
Czech Republic	ČT
Georgia	GPB
Germany	WDR
Greece	ERT
Iceland	RÚV
Netherlands	NTR
Norway	NRK
Poland	TVP
Slovenia	RTVSLO
Ukraine	NTU

References

^ "Exclusive: Pia Strauss Confirmed As Semifinal Host". EBU. 2012-03-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
^ "Exclusive: Martin Grubinger to host the final!". EBU. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ "Armenians joins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-01-28.^{[
permanent dead link]}
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Orden de participación en semifinales". EBU. 2012-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
^ "Blaž Šparovec for Slovenia". EBU. 2012-03-12.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Georgia". GPB.
^ "Lizi Ramishvili will represent Georgia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". GPB. 2012-03-12.
^ "Final Georgia Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". GPB. 2012-03-12.
^ "Naomi Druškić To Represent Bosnia-Herzegovina". EBU. 2012-02-29.
^ "EYM:Michaela Špačková for Czech Republic 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-27. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05.
^ "Eurovision song contest y Young musicians 2012 Armenia". AMPTV. 2012-01-28.^{[
permanent dead link]}
^ "Narek Ghazazyan to represent Armenia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". arminfo.am. 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Junge Klassikstars Gesucht". ORF. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
^ "16-jähriger Geiger für Österreich bei "EYM 2012"". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2012-02-28.
^ "Fotis Zacharias to represent Greece". EBU. 2012-03-14.
^ "Kutnar for Croatia 2012 in EYM". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Semi-final". EBU. 2012-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
^ "Ona pojedzie do Wiednia". TVP. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
^ "EYM:Bohdan Ivasyk for Ukraine 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06.
^ "Ella van Poucke to Represent The Netherlands". EBU. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
^ "EYM 2012:Dominic Chamot for Germany". Oikotimes.com. 2012-03-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ "Germany Pick Dominic Chamot". EBU. 2012-03-02.
^ "National instrument - dulcimer - to represent Belarus at classical Eurovision contest". BTRC. 2012-02-29.^{[
permanent dead link]}
^ "Både Ellisiv Tandberg og Stian Sopp høstet hederlig omtale i NRKs Virtuos-finale, men måtte se seg slått av bratsjist Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad". oa.no. 2012-03-18.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 (Final)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Jury". EBU. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
^ "Norwegian viola prodigy wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ Beč: Evrovizija mladih muzičara | BHT1 | petak, 11. maj 2012. | 21:20

External links

Official website

[1] "Exclusive: Pia Strauss Confirmed As Semifinal Host". EBU. 2012-03-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

[2] "Exclusive: Martin Grubinger to host the final!". EBU. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

[Show-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[Results-4] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[Participants-5] "Armenians joins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-01-28.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[Semifinal-6] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Orden de participación en semifinales". EBU. 2012-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2012-05-05.

[7] "Blaž Šparovec for Slovenia". EBU. 2012-03-12.

[debutGeorgia-8] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Georgia". GPB.

[9] "Lizi Ramishvili will represent Georgia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". GPB. 2012-03-12.

[10] "Final Georgia Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". GPB. 2012-03-12.

[11] "Naomi Druškić To Represent Bosnia-Herzegovina". EBU. 2012-02-29.

[12] "EYM:Michaela Špačková for Czech Republic 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-27. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05.

[Armenia-13] "Eurovision song contest y Young musicians 2012 Armenia". AMPTV. 2012-01-28.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[Armeniaparticipante-14] "Narek Ghazazyan to represent Armenia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". arminfo.am. 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14.

[Austria-15] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Junge Klassikstars Gesucht". ORF. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-01-25.

[16] "16-jähriger Geiger für Österreich bei "EYM 2012"". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2012-02-28.

[17] "Fotis Zacharias to represent Greece". EBU. 2012-03-14.

[Croatia-18] "Kutnar for Croatia 2012 in EYM". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[Semi-final-19] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Semi-final". EBU. 2012-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2012-05-05.

[20] "Ona pojedzie do Wiednia". TVP. Retrieved 2012-04-05.

[21] "EYM:Bohdan Ivasyk for Ukraine 2012". oikotimes.com. 2012-02-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06.

[22] "Ella van Poucke to Represent The Netherlands". EBU. Retrieved 2012-04-09.

[23] "EYM 2012:Dominic Chamot for Germany". Oikotimes.com. 2012-03-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

[24] "Germany Pick Dominic Chamot". EBU. 2012-03-02.

[25] "National instrument - dulcimer - to represent Belarus at classical Eurovision contest". BTRC. 2012-02-29.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[26] "Både Ellisiv Tandberg og Stian Sopp høstet hederlig omtale i NRKs Virtuos-finale, men måtte se seg slått av bratsjist Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad". oa.no. 2012-03-18.

[27] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 (Final)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[28] "Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Jury". EBU. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

[29] "Norwegian viola prodigy wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012". youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[30] Beč: Evrovizija mladih muzičara | BHT1 | petak, 11. maj 2012. | 21:20

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